Meyer v. Great American Indemnity Company

This is a compensation case. Petitioner was injured when the wheel of a laundry buggy dropped on his right great toe. There were no broken bones, but the injury did not respond to treatment and gangrene set in. It was finally determined that the failure of the toe to heal was due to an impairment of blood circulation caused by a pre-existing diabetic condition. The supply of blood to the toe was then incrased by an operation on the nerves in petitioner’s back, and the toe healed.

Petitioner alleged an extension of the injury, and respondent replied with a general denial and a special plea that…